From Civil Rights to Human Rights Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Struggle for Economic Justice.
Drawing widely on published and unpublished archival sources, Jackson explains the contexts and meanings of King’s increasingly open call for “a radical redistribution of political and economic power” in American cities, the nation, and the world.
The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back from Anti-Lynching to Abolition
This new history of Black antifascism connects the early work of abolitionists, the anti-lynching movement, and civil rights movement leaders to the more modern work of the Black Lives Matter movement and other Black antifacist thinkers of our current era.
The Measure of a Man
In August 1958 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., preached two sermons, “What is Man?” and “The Dimensions of a Complete Life,” at the first National Conference on Christian Education of the United Church of Christ at Purdue University. In response to demands made by conference attendees, King allowed publication of the addresses. With King’s consent, the sermons were published by the Christian Education Press in a short book entitled, “The Measure of a Man.”
This Worldwide Struggle: Religion and the International Roots of the Civil Rights Movement
Azaransky’s research reveals fertile intersections of worldwide resistance movements, American racial politics, and interreligious exchanges that crossed literal borders and disciplinary boundaries, and underscores the role of religion in justice movements. Shedding new light on how international and interreligious encounters were integral to the greatest American social movement of the last century, This Worldwide Struggle confirms the relationship between moral reflection and democratic practice, and it contains vital lessons for movement building today.
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
n 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America’s future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind-for the first time-has the resources and technology to eradicate poverty.
The third Monday in January is a federal holiday in celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A renowned civil rights leader and youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Dr. King was a proponent of nonviolent protest. For thirteen years, from 1956 until his assassination in 1968, he was the organizing force and principal voice of America’s civil rights movement.